First record of Sicyonia parajaponica Crosnier, 2003 along Chennai coast

Abstract

The miscellaneous catches from the trawlers
operating in the inshore waters (40-60 m depth) off
Chennai coast consist of smaller sized crustaceans
such as penaeid shrimps (belonging to the genera
Penaeus,Fenneropenaeus,Metapenaeus,
Parapenaeopsis, Metapenaeopsis,Trachypenaeus,
Megokris, Trachysalamprica, Parapenaeus,
Sicyonia and Solenocera), brachyuran crabs,
cephalopods and fishes, which are usually dried
on the beach and utilised as one of the ingredients
for poultry feed.